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Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]
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Beans On Toast “The Toothpaste And The Tube”

November 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
A collection of political and personal songs with the latter leaving their mark. As his birthday approaches, the countdown to the latest Beans On Toast album begins.  This year’s offering ‘The Toothpaste And The Tube’ comes […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Morning “Morning”

November 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1
Writers, including this one, have waxed lyrical on the gems to be found in the cut-out bins, secondhand stores and clearance sales.  Another great source for hearing a wider range of music was the sampler; budget […]
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Live Review: William Prince, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – 19th November 2023

November 28, 2023 KC Vines 0
King Tut’s on a Sunday night in late November appeared ominously quiet.  Looks can be deceptive though – turning the corner from the stairs to the main room I was met with a wall of people. […]
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UK Americana Awards 2024 nominations announced

November 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 3
The UK’s annual celebration of Americana and Roots music, UK Americana Music Week, powered by Sweet Home Alabama, returns to Hackney in London from 22nd – 25th January 2024. Themed Growing Our Roots in Americana, the […]

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5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo supremo Béla Fleck announced The Fiddle and the Drum, a collaborative album celebrating Appalachian bluegrass and folk music to be released on 29th May 2026 via Thirty […]
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Toronto music stalwarts’ third album is a confident step forward. The Sarandons are a Toronto-based band made up of Dave Suchon (lead vocals and guitar), Damian Coleman (vocals and bass), Edmund Cummings (vocals and keys), Craig […]
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Sam Grassie “Burning Of Auchindoun” – flames take you, and be damned

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There is something exciting going on in the world of folk, at least it seems that way, as we seem to be going through one of those periods of renewal when a crop of astonishing musicians […]

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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“Chicago cosmic country!” thus David Quinn is introduced via the gimmick weary world of the media press release. The resulting introduction into the life of this travelling proponent of country rock tells a different story. From […]
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